Rear Thorax Airbag With Igniter, Removing And Installing: Removing
-- Pay attention to the safety precautions when working with pyrotechnic components. Refer to SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .
Risk of airbag deployment.
There is a risk of injury.
- Check if the airbag indicator lamp turns on or blinks.
- If the airbag indicator lamp turns on or blinks, the DTC memory must be read.
- If >>short circuit to positive<< is a DTC memory entry, disconnect the battery. Refer to BATTERY, DISCONNECTING AND CONNECTING .
- If there is a DTC memory entry, the Guided Fault Finding instructions on the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester must always be followed.
- If the airbag indicator lamp does not turn on or blink, or there is no DTC memory entry with >>short circuit to positive<< : switch off the ignition, keep the ignition key outside of the vehicle and wait 10 seconds.
-- Set/fold the backrest forward; move the rear seat slightly forward if necessary.
-- Unclip the side sill backrest hinge cover -1- at the position shown in the image using the :80-200 -arrow A- and remove downward -arrow B-.
-- Disengage the cover -1- on the metal bracket -arrow-.
-- Disengage the cover molding -1- along the outside of the backrest -arrow-.
-- Pull back the cover slightly.
Pyrotechnical components can deploy unintentionally.
There is a risk of injury.
- Discharge static electricity by briefly touching the door striker.
-- Release the connector lock -2- with a small screwdriver -arrow-.
-- Disconnect the connector -1- on the thorax airbag igniter.
-- Carefully push the cover with the cushion in the area of the thorax airbag as far to the side as possible.
-- Remove the bolt -1-.
-- Disengage the thorax airbag -2- with the hooks -3- from the backrest frame -4-.
-- Remove the thorax airbag downward from the pocket sewn into the cover.
Risk of airbag deployment.
There is a risk of injury.
- Store the airbag with the cushion facing upward.